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Whitaker, G and Rae, R (2015) The gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita does not affect non-target freshwater snails Lymnaea stagnalis, Bithynia tentaculata and Planorbarius corneus. NEMATOLOGY, 17 (6). pp. 679-683. ISSN 1388-5545
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Abstract
Phasmarhabditis hermaphroditais a lethal parasite of several slug and snail species that has been formulated into a biological control agent. However, the complete host range of this nematode is poorly understood, in particular its potential to affect non-target aquatic snail species. Here we exposed three species of juvenile and adult freshwater snail ( Lymnaea stagnalis, Planorbarius corneusand Bithynia tentaculata) to 30 and 150 P. hermaphroditacm −2and assessed survival, as well as differences in weight for 66 days. We show that P. hermaphroditahas no effect on the survival of L. stagnalis, P. corneusand B. tentaculataafter 66 days of exposure. In summary, we found little evidence of P. hermaphroditacausing mortality to three freshwater snail species at two different life stages and believe that P. hermaphroditawould have little effect on non-target snail species in the wild.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0608 Zoology |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
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| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2016 14:43 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 13:26 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1163/15685411-00002900 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2903 |
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